Duke Summer Program- Ghana
Ghana
Term: Summer
Dates: Mid May - Late June
Description:
The Department of Cultural Anthropology and the Office of Study Abroad of Duke University will offer a six-week, two-course program on culture and life in Ghana. Located on the West Coast of Africa, Ghana is a culturally and geographically diverse country, with a complex history of intercontinental trade (in gold, slaves, and cocoa), British colonialism, and Pan-African nationalist social movements. Heralded as a political and economic success story upon its independence in 1957, Ghana has since faced the challenges and undergone the hardships of a developing country on the poorest continent.
Highlights:
Based at the University of Ghana at Legon just outside the capital city of Accra, the program will include extensive field trips. Students will visit rainforest and dry northern savannah, coastal fishing towns and rural farming villages. They will tour and learn about the former slave forts at Cape Coast and Elmina, as well as museums and craft villages in and around Kumasi. Depending upon their interests, students will also have opportunities to visit a monkey reserve, a prayer mountain, a traditional herbalist, a chief's palace, cocoa and textile factories, a game reserve, clinics and other social services, the Volta River Hydroelectric Dam, the Mole Game Reserve, and more.
Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
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Subject Areas :
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- African Studies
- African-American Studies
- Anthropology
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Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.
Cost Include Description:
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Experience Required: no
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Ghana
Independently
Typically Participants Work
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Letters of Reference
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Transcript
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